Vietnam to Join China Talks but Signs Oil & Gas Deal with Russia

Jun 17, 2014 8:50 am ET

China and Vietnam agree to talk in the first sign that Beijing and Hanoi are seeking to de-escalate a standoff that has battered their bilateral relations. Vietnam, meanwhile, signed an oil and gas exploration deal with Russia’s Zarubezhneft.

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